Fountain-pen.



G. A. EKLUND.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

' APPLIUATION FILED JULY18,1908.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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FOUNTAIN-PE N.

Specification of Lette; atent.

Patent-ee Aug. e, 1909.

Application filed July 18,*I 1908. Ser'. No. 444,174.

To alt 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES AUGUST EK- LUivD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Pens, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l i

This invention relates more particularly to the feeding means of fountain pens.

The p'rimary object of the invention is to provide a simpleV and efficient pen of the characterreferredto in which the ink `contained within the body portion thereof may be positively fed to the pen point in such a Way that the flow will be constant and imiform while in use, and in which Athe ink, after the pen has been' used, may be made to return automatically to within the body portion or fountain part of the pen, thus overcoming many of the objections incident to devices of this character as ordinarilyT constructed. t

Other objects of the invention are to provide a simple and efficient feeder for, the ink which is so made as to be readily attached to and form a part of the device, which is simlple in construction, and which is so made that the ink will not readily clog or stop the parts from operating properly.

Al further obj ect of the invention is toprovide a device in which various forms of pens may be` used, so that in case of injury or for other reasons the ordinary form `of steel pen maybe employed as with the' usual form of pen holder.

W ith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and will then he pointed out iii the claims at' the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, partly in elevation, of one form of device embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal section through the holder and feeder. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on a line III-III of Fig. 2. Fi'g. 4 is a detail perspective view of the feeding device; and Fig. 5 is an end view of the feeding device.

The body portion 9 has the fountain or ink-holding part or barrel 10 which is provided with a threaded end 11, and this.

threaded part is adaptedto be engaged by the threaded stein 12 of the cap or end piece 13, all of which may be of the usual or of any preferred construction. f i

The cap or end-piece 13 is provided with an opening 14 therethrough, which opening is reduced in size through the threaded stem portion 12, as at 15, so as to provideA a shoulder 16, and in the part 17 of the opening 14 is held the feeder or feedingv device 18. This device 1S may be of any suitable inaterial, and may be made of hard rubberor metal, and may be of a singleor of several parts properly joined together.

and is provided with a sleeve or barrel por-` tion 19 which is adapted to fit the part 17 of which forms an end shoulder or abutment22- and lateral shoulders .or abutments 23 ford' the reception of a pen 24.l Any form of pen may be employed in connection with this feeding device instead of the usual goldpen, and said pen is adapted to have its body portion fit about the cut-away portion 21 so thatthe edges may rest against the shoulders 23 and its inward movement limited byv the abutment or shoulder 227 the said pen being detachably heldin the space formed between then cutfaway portion of the feeding device' and the inner surface of the opening 17. By this arrangement the pen may be quickly removed and another inserted in pl'ace'thereoll in oase of injury or for any other reason, and

as readily as a pen may be fitted Jto or re- L' moved from the ordinary pen holder.

The feeding part 25 of the device 1S is somewhat smaller than the barrel portion 1.9, and has an opening 26 therethrough which communicates with the opening 2 7 extending through the barrel portion 20, the shoulder 16 of the end-'piece 13 serving to limit the inward movement of said barrel portion. This feeding part 25 has its end curved or made to extend outward, as at 28, so as to provide a substantially straight upper surface 29 which is substantially parallel with the axis of thefeeding device and is adapted to lie against the under surface of the pen 24 so as'to direct the'ink against the penV point. The feeding part 25 is somewhat removed from the pen to provide a space under the `pen for the greater part of its length and prevent ink collecting back of the point of feed and as constructed said part 25,

provides a curved and enlarged or flared opening or passage at the. outer'end 28 As shown v theA feeding device is made of a single piecev in which only four parts nee thereof for the ink. The end 28 is slotted lengthwise at its outer and upper edge, as at 30, to provide a passage for the proper fiow of the ink, and is slotted transverse y, as at 31, acres-s the said end 28, so as to provide vents or openings for air to assisty in the proper flow of the ink and to form a shoulder 51EL to prevent back fiow of the ink along the pen, though other forms of passages may be used if desired. By' this means the ink is not likely to clog and will be caused topositively flow to the pen point in the desired quantity, and when the pen is not in use, and the body portion is held vertical the ink Will iiow back into the fountain or holding part 10 instead of collecting about the pen, the feeding device'and the end-piece 13. The device 18 may also be adjusted to suit different lengths of pens so that said device maybe properly positioned with respect to the pen.

It Will he understood that the parts for holding the feeding device may be ofthe usual or of any preferred construction, and that the various attachments used With fountain pens may be employed with the form of feeding device shown.

From the foregoing it Will he seen `that a simple and effective fountain en is provided d) be employed;

that the feeding device is so made and the arts so constructed that various styles and forms of pens may be used With said device, that the feeding device W'll'positively cause the ink to flow to the pen point properly, and When not in use the sur lus ink may be caused to return to the ii portion of the pen; and that the feeding attachment or. device may be employed v,with various kinds and constructions of fountain pens.

ody or fountain lTr-aving thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure hy Letters Patent :w v

l. A fountain pen comprising a eod'y por-- tion having an opening ar. one end tl'xereof, a feeding device having a tubular portion located Within the opening and provided with an enlarged end adapted to lie aginst a pen and provided With transverse air vents, the Walls of which do not contact with said pen.

2. A fountain pen eomprisiiig a hotly por tion adapted to carry a pen point, a tubular feeding device having an enlarged und ar ranged to contact with said pen, @shaped Y notches being fornied in. the sides ,of said end, the walls of said notches being out of contact with said pen.

3. A fountain pen comprising a hody portion having an opening at one end thereof, a tubular feeding device located in said opening andhavinga reduced :riding n minating in an elmigated curved en d to lie against a pen and provided vfitr.

Averse air vents the wall-sof which do ne.. con-- tact with said pen.

4. A fountain pen comprising a body porn tion having an opening at one end ther ,of, a tubular feeding device located in said opening and having a reduced feeding neck tei minating in an elongated curved end adapted to `lie against a pen and provided with transverse air vents the Walls of which do not oontact withsaid pen, said enlarged end being also provided at its extremity with an ini; dis-- charge opening.

This specification signed and witnessed this 17th day of 'July A. Il'. 1908.

. CHARLES AU RUST EKLUND.

Witnesses W. A. lI`owi\1nn, Jr., A. BECKER. 

